A large, anxious crowd was gathered for a full-scale crash test on a hot July day in 2019. Although a rare event, using 18-wheelers to crash-test guardrails, bridge railings and, in this case, a concrete barrier, is always memorable. And if the test (conducted at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute [TTI] Proving Grounds on The […]
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Video of Latest TTI Crash Test Goes Viral
A dramatic crash test was performed at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Sept. 24 to determine if a newly designed perimeter security device is effective in protecting U.S. embassies and other facilities around the globe. A video of the test showing a 15,000-pound truck crashing into the barrier at 50 miles per hour has […]
TTI Helps Keep Americans Safe at Home and Abroad
How do you keep a terrorist from bombing an embassy with a fast-moving car or truck fitted with explosives? The terrorist tactic goes back more than 30 years when the U.S. Marine barracks were bombed in Beirut, Lebanon. Today, embassies, consulates, and other facilities and bases here and abroad are protected with bollards and other […]
Simulated Crash Testing Saves Time and Money
Researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI) Proving Grounds have run over 3,000 full-scale crash tests on everything from subcompact cars to 80,000-lb tractor-trailer rigs. The Center for Transportation Computational Mechanics (CeTCoM) at TTI has a history for being able to help predict the outcome of such crash testing using computer simulations and publicly […]